244, Lot: 451. Estimate $100. Sold for $145. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Caracalla. As Caesar, AD 196-198. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.08 g, 12h). Laodicea mint. Struck AD 199. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Spes walking left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC IV 341b; RSC 600a. Near EF, lightly toned.